Home Security Resources

Top 10 Ways to Protect Yourself from Home Burglary
Tips for deterring burglars from entering your home and also stopping them from getting past its exterior if they try to force their way inside your home include: install a home security system with a loud alarm, install glass-breakage detectors on windows that will set off your alarm system; use home security doors with heavy-duty deadbolt locks and a strong strike plate; use infred motion detectors to pick up a burglars movement inside your home and set off your alarm system; install a home surveillance ssytem that uses both visible and hidden security cameras to monitor a burglar (good for providing to police afterwards); use alarm monitoring to connect your system to a central monitoring centers and alerts authoriites when your system is breeched; put up yard signs and window decals to let burglars know your home is protected with a monitored alarm system; install heavy curtains on your windows that conceal your possessions from burglars trying to look inside your home; and finally, participating in a neighborhood watch program is a good way to deter burglars and is helpful in getting neighbors to watch your home when you're away.

How to Install a Peephole
A peephole in the door is a window on the world that makes us feel safe; after all, it's certainly not advisable to open your door when you don't know who's on the other side. And it's a bit uncomfortable opening a window shade and having the party see you and then not opening the door, if you don't want to engage them. A peephole is a perfect solution, and a very inexpensive one. Here's an article that shows and tells you how to install a peephole. In the planning phase, you may have well go for style and match your handleset because it's not going to cost much to do so. The first step is to measure the thickness of your door so that you buy a peephole that is long enough. Importantly, you want to make sure you get a peephole that really lets you see what's outside your door, because they come in different ranges of view. An interesting tip is that you can go against the flow and not put your peephole directly in the center of the door. If the lighting or view on your porch is better at a certain angle, feel free to place the peephole wherever you'll get the clearest view. You also want to make sure you place the peephole high enough, but not too high for your kids. See the article for detailed instructions, in words and pictures, for the execution phase.